How To Remove Handy Tab Adware From Your Computer?

What is handy-tab?

This redirect virus performs modifications to your browser’s settings and then reroute you to sponsored websites. While handy-tab.com redirects are a troublemaker but the good thing is that reroute, the virus isn’t thought to be malware.It can’t harm your PC directly, but by redirecting to unsafe domains, it could route to harmful computer malware. You ought to not keep handy-tab.com. Terminate handy-tab.com, and you will be able to return to regular surfing.Handy Tab is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that has also been categorized as a browser hijacker. Once it takes over its settings, Handy Tab virus starts changes to redirects to search.handy-tab.com and similar domains that are somehow related to it. Unfortunately, it is tough to disable this browser extension because it uses browser helper objects (BHO) to stop it completely. This browser hijacker begins interrupting all  the possible search session done by the user by redirecting him/her to needed domains. One should be careful while clicking on any such redirects as these sites can be filled with fake surveys and infected links that can cause malware's appearance on your computer.

Handy Tab can also cause system slowdowns and tracks users browsing activities. It takes help by collecting user's data of the keystrokes each time he or she does while browsing on the web. The privacy policy of this hijacker states that the information collected by its representatives is non-personal. However, there is no guarantee that third parties are not capable of reaching it.It becomes clear that Handy Tab extension has been developed only with one intention – to earn money using pay-per-click scheme, however, clicking on shady paid links in search results are likely to throw you onto potentially dangerous web pages, so we strongly suggest you refrain yourself from using unknown search engines such as Search.Handy-Tab.com. It goes without saying that bypassing questionable search engines is a must if you are trying to keep your computer secure. To remove Handy Tab virus from your browser, you need to follow instructions prepared by our security experts (you will find the guidelines below the article).

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How does “Handy-tab” extension install on a system?

1. Social Clickjacking: Creators of such infections use online media such as Social Network and tempting advertisements to provoke or let us say in fooling the users to click on the ads, i.e., Update your flash player or win an iPhone.
2. Spam emails: These hijackers can get into your computer through malicious email attachments and download links present the body of the mail. This emails usually appear to be from a reputed organization, i.e., Banks and insurance companies.
3. It can infect the computer through infected websites or malevolent websites.
4. It can also trick you by fake security alert or system updates.
5. Torrents & P2P File Sharing: Torrents and files shared on P2P networks have a high probability of being a carrier to such infections.
6. It can also infect the computer through portable storage devices like USB stick, portable hard drive or through a disk.
7. Bundling: The quickest and the most relaxed way of infecting a user’s PC with any malware is through freeware software’s, and in this case the user is equally responsible for authorizing the installation of such malicious program without reading the terms and conditions. Unfortunately, some freeware programs do not uncover that a malicious program will also be installed with it.

Common symptoms of “Handy-tab” extension include

1. Unstable behavior of the browser, i.e., frequent crashes.
2. Default home page and the search engine of the browser
3. Poor system performance, slow response time as the advertisement would pop out of nowhere on the screen even when the browser is disabled.
4. Slow internet browsing speed or internet would stop unexpectedly.
5. New icons are added or suspicious programs appear on the desktop screen out of nowhere.
6. Certain system setting and browser settings are disabled or changed.
7. New tabs open in browser to display ads or search results would always end up with displaying advertisement banners.

Steps to be followed while installing a freeware program to avoid the installation of browser extension, browser hijacker and adware

While installing a freeware software or a freeware game make sure you go through the license agreement section and read all the terms and conditions.

And If reading the complete terms and condition is too much then while installing the freeware application if the installation offers you “custom and automatic installation”, it is always recommended that you go with the custom process as this would disclose the other programs that might get installed along with it.

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